The weather pattern is going to change due to western disturbance in Haryana.
Jagran correspondent, Hisar. Dense fog and mist made the situation dangerous in the state on Sunday morning. Four people died while many were injured in road accidents in different districts. Most of the accidents occurred between 7 and 9 in the morning, when visibility was very low and vehicles were moving at crawling speed on highways, expressways and major roads.
Due to fog, traffic on many routes including KMP Expressway was disrupted and there was traffic jam for hours. Meanwhile, the weather has also changed. The effect of the ongoing snowfall in the mountains is clearly visible in the plains. According to meteorologists, there is a possibility of rain in the state from January 22, due to which the effect of cold may increase further. A rise in day and night temperatures was recorded on Sunday. The night temperature reached around 8 degrees and the maximum day temperature reached around 22 degrees.
Water level of Yamuna river decreased, power generation will be affected
The effect of continuous snowfall in the mountains is clearly visible on the water level of Yamuna river. Due to decrease in water flow at Hathnikund Barrage, hydel power production is being affected and water is not being available in the canals as per the demand. On Sunday, 1836 cusecs of water was recorded at Hathnikund Barrage at 8 am, 2825 cusecs at 10 am, 3767 cusecs at 12 noon, 2249 cusecs at 4 pm and 2169 cusecs at 5 pm.
Out of this, 352 cusecs of water was released in Yamuna river, 1660 cusecs in Western Yamuna Canal and 149 cusecs in Eastern Yamuna Canal. Four power generation units located on the Western Yamuna Canal require about 5400 cusecs of water to run at full capacity, but due to short supply the machines are not able to run at full capacity.
According to the information received from the Hydel Project, at present only about 30 percent electricity is being produced. The situation is expected to improve only after the snow in the mountains melts. It is expected that water inflow will remain low till February.
Alert and protection for the coming days in terms of crops
According to the Meteorological Department (IMD) and Haryana Agricultural University (HAU), the weather pattern is going to change due to the western disturbance becoming active from the night of 18 January. The alert for the next 3 days for farmers is as follows
Irrigation Management: Experts recommend that farmers who have not yet done irrigation should do light irrigation. When there is moisture, the temperature of the ground remains stable and the effect of frost is reduced.
Smoke and protection: In case of frost, smoke by burning garbage on the ridges of the fields in the evening. Try covering vegetable crops with plastic mulching or gunny bags.
Spray advice: To reduce the effect of frost in mustard, spray 0.1% sulfuric acid or soluble sulfur only under the supervision of experts.
Traffic and life affected due to fog
Due to dense fog and mist, road and rail traffic was affected in many districts of the state. Due to visibility being reduced to 10 to 100 meters in the morning, vehicles continued to move slowly on the highway. Nine trains arrived late by half to two and a half hours at Yamunanagar-Jagadhri railway station.
Trains also ran late in Fatehabad and Bhiwani sections. Roadways buses arrived late than their scheduled time, causing inconvenience to passengers. At many places, activities in markets and offices were affected due to absence of sunlight till late in the morning.
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